ARM MFM AND FLOPPY DRIVERS
P: Dave Gilbert
M: [email protected]
S: Maintained
Kernel 2.4.12 is no more able to handle two floppy drives with hfs formated floppies.
You can recreate the failure if you have two floppy drives, use Kernel 2.4.12 with loadable module support for hfs- and vfat-floppies and try to mount the first one with a hfs formated floppy inside. If you unmount the floppy drive again you will get a segmentation fault and an uninterruptible sleep for the mount PID. You cannot mount this drive again.
The syslog message for the mount command is quiet normal:
Nov 15 13:23:43 pc kernel: VFS: Disk change detected on device fd(2,0)
Nov 15 13:23:46 pc kernel: FAT: bogus logical sector size 63222
Nov 15 13:23:46 pc kernel: VFS: Can't find a valid FAT filesystem on dev 02:00.
The syslog message for the umount-command is:
Nov 15 13:24:10 pc kernel: invalid operand: 0000
Nov 15 13:24:10 pc kernel: CPU: 0
Nov 15 13:24:10 pc kernel: EIP: 0010:[invalidate_bdev+145/292] Not tainted
Nov 15 13:24:10 pc kernel: EFLAGS: 00013246
Nov 15 13:24:10 pc kernel: eax: 00000000 ebx: c548ff00 ecx: c777d23c edx: 00000200
Nov 15 13:24:10 pc kernel: esi: 00000001 edi: c7317720 ebp: 00000000 esp: c57bff00
Nov 15 13:24:10 pc kernel: ds: 0018 es: 0018 ss: 0018
Nov 15 13:24:10 pc kernel: Process umount (pid: 246, stackpage=c57bf000)
Nov 15 13:24:10 pc kernel: Stack: c777d220 c565c9c0 00000000 c63e8a44 02000000 00000000 00000000 c01311ed
Nov 15 13:24:10 pc kernel: c777d220 00000001 c777d220 c0131cd2 c777d220 c63e8a00 c777d220 c8890200
Nov 15 13:24:10 pc kernel: c0130ed0 c777d220 00000002 c11e5420 c63e8a00 c57bff98 08054398 c88980a0
Nov 15 13:24:10 pc kernel: Call Trace: [kill_bdev+13/40] [blkdev_put+86/152] [<c8890200>] [kill_super+256/320]
[<c88980a0>]
Nov 15 13:24:10 pc kernel: [__mntput+30/36] [path_release+39/44] [sys_umount+167/180] [sys_munmap+53/84] [s
ys_oldumount+12/16] [system_call+51/64]
Nov 15 13:24:10 pc kernel:
Nov 15 13:24:10 pc kernel: Code: 0f 0b a9 02 00 00 00 74 0d 68 a0 4f 1e c0 e8 20 5e fe ff 83
Environment
cat /proc/version
Linux version 2.4.12 (root@pc) (gcc version 2.95.2 19991024 (release)) #1 Thu Nov 15 08:44:36 CET 2001
cat /proc/cpuinfo
processor : 0
vendor_id : AuthenticAMD
cpu family : 5
model : 8
model name : AMD-K6(tm) 3D processor
stepping : 12
cpu MHz : 451.024
cache size : 64 KB
fdiv_bug : no
hlt_bug : no
f00f_bug : no
coma_bug : no
fpu : yes
fpu_exception : yes
cpuid level : 1
wp : yes
flags : fpu vme de pse tsc msr mce cx8 pge mmx syscall 3dnow k6_mtrr
bogomips : 897.84
cat /proc/modules
hfs 73536 0 (autoclean)
nls_cp437 4352 0 (autoclean)
vfat 8368 0 (autoclean)
fat 28960 0 (autoclean) [vfat]
snd-pcm-oss 18208 0 (unused)
snd-pcm-plugin 14000 0 [snd-pcm-oss]
snd-mixer-oss 4832 0 [snd-pcm-oss]
snd-card-via686a 7152 0
snd-pcm 29216 0 [snd-pcm-oss snd-pcm-plugin snd-card-via686a]
snd-timer 8192 0 [snd-pcm]
snd-ac97-codec 24320 0 [snd-card-via686a]
snd-mixer 22896 0 [snd-mixer-oss snd-ac97-codec]
snd-mpu401-uart 2320 0 [snd-card-via686a]
snd-rawmidi 9344 0 [snd-mpu401-uart]
snd-seq-device 3824 0 [snd-rawmidi]
snd 31568 1 [snd-pcm-oss snd-pcm-plugin snd-mixer-oss snd-card-via686a snd-pcm snd-timer snd-ac97-codec snd-mixer snd-mpu401-uart snd-rawmidi snd-seq-device]
soundcore 3280 4 [snd]
ide-scsi 7472 0
loop 7744 0 (unused)
sr_mod 11760 0 (unused)
sg 22496 0 (unused)
scsi_mod 78064 3 [ide-scsi sr_mod sg]
lspci -vvv
00:00.0 Host bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8501 (rev 02)
Control: I/O- Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B-
Status: Cap+ 66Mhz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort+ >SERR- <PERR+
Latency: 32 set
Region 0: Memory at e0000000 (32-bit, prefetchable) [size=64M]
Capabilities: [a0] AGP version 2.0
Status: RQ=7 SBA+ 64bit- FW- Rate=x1,x2
Command: RQ=0 SBA- AGP- 64bit- FW- Rate=<none>
00:01.0 PCI bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8501 (prog-if 00 [Normal decode])
Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B-
Status: Cap- 66Mhz+ UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort+ >SERR- <PERR+
Latency: 0 set
Bus: primary=00, secondary=01, subordinate=01, sec-latency=0
I/O behind bridge: 0000f000-00000fff
Memory behind bridge: e4000000-e7ffffff
Prefetchable memory behind bridge: fff00000-000fffff
BridgeCtl: Parity- SERR- NoISA+ VGA+ MAbort- >Reset- FastB2B-
00:07.0 ISA bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82C686 [Apollo Super] (rev 14)
Subsystem: VIA Technologies, Inc.: Unknown device 0000
Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle+ MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping+ SERR- FastB2B-
Status: Cap- 66Mhz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR-
Latency: 0 set
00:07.1 IDE interface: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82C586 IDE [Apollo] (rev 06) (prog-if 8a [Master SecP PriP])
Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B-
Status: Cap- 66Mhz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR-
Latency: 32 set
Region 4: I/O ports at d000 [size=16]
00:07.2 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82C586B USB (rev 06) (prog-if 00 [UHCI])
Subsystem: Unknown device 0925:1234
Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B-
Status: Cap- 66Mhz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR-
Latency: 32 set, cache line size 08
Interrupt: pin D routed to IRQ 10
Region 4: I/O ports at d400 [size=32]
00:07.3 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82C586B USB (rev 06) (prog-if 00 [UHCI])
Subsystem: Unknown device 0925:1234
Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B-
Status: Cap- 66Mhz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR-
Latency: 32 set, cache line size 08
Interrupt: pin D routed to IRQ 10
Region 4: I/O ports at d800 [size=32]
00:07.4 Host bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82C686 [Apollo Super ACPI] (rev 10)
Control: I/O- Mem- BusMaster- SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B-
Status: Cap- 66Mhz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR-
00:07.5 Multimedia audio controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82C686 [Apollo Super AC97/Audio] (rev 12)
Control: I/O+ Mem- BusMaster- SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B-
Status: Cap- 66Mhz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR-
Interrupt: pin C routed to IRQ 11
Region 0: I/O ports at dc00 [size=256]
Region 1: I/O ports at e000 [size=4]
00:08.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RT8139 (rev 10)
Subsystem: Allied Telesyn International: Unknown device 2503
Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B-
Status: Cap+ 66Mhz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR-
Latency: 32 min, 64 max, 32 set
Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 9
Region 0: I/O ports at e400 [size=256]
Region 1: Memory at e8000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=256]
Capabilities: [50] Power Management version 2
Flags: PMEClk- AuxPwr- DSI- D1+ D2+ PME+
Status: D0 PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=0 PME-
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: Trident Microsystems CyberBlade/i7 (rev 5b) (prog-if 00 [VGA])
Subsystem: Trident Microsystems: Unknown device 8400
Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B-
Status: Cap+ 66Mhz+ UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR-
Latency: 32 set
Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 11
Region 0: Memory at e5800000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=8M]
Region 1: Memory at e6000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=128K]
Region 2: Memory at e5000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=8M]
Expansion ROM at <unassigned> [disabled] [size=64K]
Capabilities: [80] AGP version 1.0
Status: RQ=32 SBA+ 64bit- FW- Rate=x1,x2
Command: RQ=0 SBA- AGP- 64bit- FW- Rate=<none>
Capabilities: [90] Power Management version 1
Flags: PMEClk- AuxPwr- DSI+ D1+ D2+ PME-
Status: D0 PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=0 PME-
On Thu, Nov 15, 2001 at 04:13:14PM +0100, [email protected] wrote:
> Kernel 2.4.12 is no more able to handle two floppy drives with hfs
> formated floppies.
>
> You can recreate the failure if you have two floppy drives, use Kernel
> 2.4.12 (and above) with loadable module support for hfs- and
> vfat-floppies and try to mount the first one with a hfs formated floppy
> inside. If you unmount the floppy drive again you will get a
> segmentation fault and an uninterruptible sleep for the mount PID. You
> cannot mount this drive again.
>
> For all other see attached file 'report'.
>
> Regards
>
> Wolfgang Pichler
> ARM MFM AND FLOPPY DRIVERS
> P: Dave Gilbert
> M: [email protected]
> S: Maintained
>
What is the relevance of the above past from the Linux CREDITS file?
--
Russell King ([email protected]) The developer of ARM Linux
http://www.arm.linux.org.uk/personal/aboutme.html
Russell King wrote:
>
> On Thu, Nov 15, 2001 at 04:13:14PM +0100, [email protected] wrote:
> > Kernel 2.4.12 is no more able to handle two floppy drives with hfs
> > formated floppies.
> >
> > You can recreate the failure if you have two floppy drives, use Kernel
> > 2.4.12 (and above) with loadable module support for hfs- and
> > vfat-floppies and try to mount the first one with a hfs formated floppy
> > inside. If you unmount the floppy drive again you will get a
> > segmentation fault and an uninterruptible sleep for the mount PID. You
> > cannot mount this drive again.
> >
> > For all other see attached file 'report'.
> >
> > Regards
> >
> > Wolfgang Pichler
> > ARM MFM AND FLOPPY DRIVERS
> > P: Dave Gilbert
> > M: [email protected]
> > S: Maintained
> >
>
> What is the relevance of the above past from the Linux CREDITS file?
>
Sorry, no relevence at all. Dave Gilbert was the first to whom the
bug-report was sent.
Regards
Wolfgang Pichler